Western cyclone., 1887-07-15
TOPEKA CORRESPONDENT.
Topeka July goth 1887

THIS time the preSumptlOn is GnaC tne
country will know who the presidential
nominees are Of the great parties whoes
forces are at this very hour being
marshalled for the battle and if the
honest farmer busy town lot speculat-
Oh and railroad contractor did but
know it, the wiley politician is fixing
up state after state for them to vote
for, over your heads, the candidates
are being canvassed for President and
Vice-Presld4nt, nor does it stop there
already here is Kansas some score Of
polititions have signifed their desire
to fill the Gubernational chair, and as
these things are rarely ifever mention
ed until a month or SO before state
convention 1t may not be out Of place
OF time to give to the public the names
Of the people who are talked of for
their chief executive officers, some of
them have served the state and some
are anxious for q chance to do so now
for the names as talked here for
Governor. A. w. Smith Of Mcpherson
county being first in the field we will
begin with him his friends claim for
him to be winner and no one doubts
his strength among the farming clement
Of his section It may be barly possible
that speaker Smith entered the race
too early, his candidacy dating soon
after his election as speaker Of the
late house Of representatives, If SO it
were better for him had he never
enjoyed the distinction Of being elected
speaker Of the lower house. Since con
gressman T.. N. GIarrell of BrowE Go
Thomas Ryan Of Shawnee Go, John A
Anderson Of Rifey Co. Samuel Peter
Of Harry Go. H. Funston OF Allen Go.
al at present filling uneXpired congress
sional terms arc undeniably in the
field, for Gubornati0nal honors at the
Oppening campaign all have reached
and some crossed the dreaded third
term line at which the Kansas custom
call halt and since it appears to be
the duty and pleasure Of the politician
to- never let go but always keep him
self before the dear? people It's rs it
should be- But the plot thinkers.
Hon Bernardo Kelly Of Emporia the
late President Of the Kansas state
temperance union has the Bee in his
bonnet and may be trou blesome.
Then oh then. comes. that standing
candidate Hon.J B. Johnson Of Shaw
nee Co. who Will once more try to
shist himself upon the convention and
will nv doubt employ the still hunt
plan 0f campaigning using every effort
TO eYada publicity of his candi dacy
until an Opportune moment. which he
will move heaven. and. earth to bring
\ around tlatr and have hisnam8 sprung
upon the convention and. if possible
capture the prize, but if the innumer
able candidates, are to be fooled in
such q MANNER he should be nomina-
ted. Next is the Hon Frank Gillette,
of fiKingman county, who has distin
gnished himself in several legislatures
gone BY, but then it is noised about
that fOur-ffths Of the present crop Of
state officers hale from his section of
the state, locality may operate against
hina, my opinion howevr is however
that state convention might possibly
goa long way. farther and fare deal
worse than to nominate Frank Gillette
The Hon, Saml I: Howe, late state
Treasurer is talked Of, and if not, why
not, for was lie not sacrifsed, nay cru
ciised, st the late state convention in
Order that the dark Gentleman from
Graham county should he compelled
to'take 4 back seat for his presumpt
idnsness in aspiring toa third term,
and many are his friends who would
like to award himAf0r his christian
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